Six years ago , I pulled the car over , got out of the driver ’ s seat and asked Jesus to drive . Now , I was a Christian . At times I didn ' t like how Jesus was driving or the roads He took , so I ’ d reach for the wheel , and we ’ d end up off the road . Jesus asked me to get in the backseat so I wouldn ' t interfere with His driving . But even then I would jump over His shoulder and grab the wheel . After another accident , Jesus did something drastic … He got out of the car and put me in the trunk ! He said the storm was coming , and He didn ' t want me crashing the car .
To my surprise , the trunk was quite comfortable . I didn ’ t feel the car jerking or swerving to avoid downed trees . No slamming on the brakes or sudden moves at all . If I hadn ' t felt the trunk vibrate because of the pounding rain , heard the wind howl and things crashing to the ground , or seen flashes of light when lightening struck , I would have thought it was a calm drive to the mailbox , from the garage .
When we got to the first stop on the trip , He let me out of the trunk . Shockingly , cars and trucks were overturned on both sides of the highway , trees were down , and the road was flooded . After surveying all of the carnage , He asked me if I trusted him to drive now ?
The only thing I could say was , “ Yes ”. We refueled the car and set out again . For the rest of the journey , I ’ ve been in the passenger seat . Sometimes Jesus drives us right through these storms as if they didn ’ t even exist . Sometimes He takes a road that avoids them altogether . But we always get to the next stop along the way in one piece . There ’ s such a peace inside the car with Jesus that I don ’ t even notice the turmoil outside of it .
We ' ve been stopping by some of the places affected or devastated by ‘ Hurricane Eric .’ We ' ve been helping with the clean-up and assisting in the rebuilding of what couldn ' t be salvaged . I pray one day our presence will be welcome in your life . Hopefully it ’ s not too late to build the healthy father / daughter relationship we should ' ve had from the first time we met . I would love the opportunity to show you how sorry I am for the past mistakes I ’ ve made ; to show you how much you mean to me ; and show you how much I love you .
Sincerely from the desk of , Your father-in-training
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